MANILA, Philippines—Mikey Garcia has been floated around as a potential opponent for Manny Pacquiao as early as 2015 but that prospect gained the most traction in 2019 when the Filipino became the WBA “regular” welterweight champion.
But two years on, Garcia is ready to move on and look for other options of fight talks with Pacquiao’s camp continue to come up empty.
Garcia said in an interview with World Boxing News that several factors ultimately hindered his team’s pursuit of a fight against Pacquiao, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’ve always been interested in a fight with Manny Pacquiao. Last few months, the conversations came up many, many times,” said Garcia. “The pande…
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